Then Kanye paid it forward, agreeing to meet with a University of Pennsylvania grad who was navigating the New York music industry. “My roommate was like, ‘You gotta meet my cousin, Kanye. He’s working on Jay-Z’s album,” John recalled during a 2018 the Tribeca Film Festival event of that initial encounter. “He’s working with all these guys from Roc-A-Fella.” Soon the
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G Herbo has shared a new song called “Statement.” Earlier this month, the rapper faced federal fraud charges. He subsequently pled not guilty to all of the charges, and in his new song, he maintains his innocence. “Let’s talk about this paper/Let’s talk about them jets,” he raps. “Yeah let’s talk about Jamaica/Yeah ask about
Federal prosecutors have filed additional charges against Cheer star Jerry Harris, adding to a previous felony charge of production of child pornography. In a new seven-count indictment filed on Thursday, Dec. 10, the Netflix docu-series cast member, full name Jeremiah Harris, was charged with sex crimes allegedly involving five minors. He faces 15 to 30 years in federal prison
Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig and Angélique Kidjo have teamed up to record a socially-distanced performance of VW’s “Married in a Gold Rush.” The duet was performed for Kidjo’s Batonga Foundation fundraiser a few weeks back. Koenig and Kidjo were also accompanied by Dominic James on guitar. Watch the clip below. “Married in a Gold
Relaxing beats have been strangely hard to come by in 2020, but if you look at the music of one Nathan Harrington this December, you’re going to find where they’ve been hiding for the better part of the year. In his latest release, the all-new single and music video “Over the Mountain,” Harrington eliminates the
Vinny Guadagnino is opening up about his mental health journey. On a recent episode of the Click Bait podcast, the Jersey Shore star recalled struggling with anxiety while filming the hit reality show. During the episode, the reality star opened up about his battles with anxiety while filming the iconic show back in the 2000s. “I
The Recording Academy and racial justice organization Color of Change have announced the #ChangeMusic RoadMap—an initiative that aims to create racial justice within the music industry. The full RoadMap may be viewed at the Color of Change website. According to the groups’ mission statement, the purpose of the initiative is to “work to increase the
With support like this, Nick Carter does not appear to know the meaning of being lonely. The 40-year-old Backstreet Boys member was revealed to be the Crocodile and landed in third place during The Masked Singer‘s season 4 finale that aired on Fox on Wednesday, Dec. 16. His family members, including wife Lauren Kitt Carter
David Bowie recorded two covers in 1998 that went officially unreleased. Both of them are getting an official vinyl and streaming release next month on what would’ve been Bowie’s 74th birthday. His renditions of John Lennon’s “Mother” and Bob Dylan’s “Tryin’ to Get to Heaven” will be released on January 8 both digitally and on
Rising indie rock band Everything but the Everything’s songs all seem to be ethical questions, wrapped up in deceptively materialistic lyrics and Generation Me-styled guitar riffs, drum rolls, and pounding melodies on a 90s-style keyboard or, God forbid, grand piano. Yet the music works, and a key component to its working is the depth involved
Oops! She did it again. Britney Spears has debuted another hair transformation, this time amidst her legal battle with her dad over her estate. The pop star—who famously “shook the world” when she went bald in 2007—shared a selfie of her new cropped blonde hair on Instagram on Wednesday, Dec. 16. She wrote, “Cut my hair !!!! You know
Roddy Ricch was the musical guest on The Late Late Show With James Corden last night (December 15). The Compton rapper performed his No. 1 single “The Box.” He also spoke with James Corden about Christmas, PlayStation 5, his Compton toy drive, and more. Watch it happen below. “The Box” is a single from Roddy
Hi Beth! Thanks for being here! You only get three words to describe yourself, what are they? Dedicated, caring, and fashionable. Have you celebrated any recent victories? If so, tell us! Making it through 2020 so far. How do you feel about holiday fashion? I love all the rich colors of holiday fashions. Do you
Former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg this week made history as the first gay man nominated for a full-time cabinet post, prompting howls of anger from Trump supporters. Republican-supporting outlets such as Russia Today, Fox News, The Federalist and have sought to shout down LGBT+ celebrations of Buttigieg’s appointment, arguing that it “erases” the legacy of
January is gearing up to be one hell of an entertaining month. Earlier this week, VH1 shared a new trailer (and unexpected twist) for season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which is set to premiere on New Year’s Day. And now, World of Wonder has confirmed that season two of the franchise’s U.K. spinoff will
Ringo Starr has announced his new Zoom In EP. The five-track EP opens with “Here’s to the Nights,” which has vocals from: Paul McCartney, Jenny Lewis, Dave Grohl, Sheryl Crow, Black Pumas’ Eric Burton, Yola, Lenny Kravitz, FINNEAS, Corinne Bailey Rae, and others. Listen below. Diane Warren wrote “Here’s to the Nights.” In a press
Edward Enniful. (Getty Images/Dave Benett) Edward Enninful has just been announced as Vogue‘s brand new European editorial director, after being named editor-in-chief of British Vogue in 2017. The trailblazing gay fashion editor is the first to fill the new position, which will see him overseeing editions of Vogue in France, Italy, Germany and Spain. The announcement
“Anna took to me the place where she was brought up in Russia and if you see the house she lived in, you can open up your arms and touch it wall to wall. Out of there, she played every single day for eight hours since she was 5 years old. For me, it’s mind-boggling.